Religious Pilgrimages

It was 14th waxing day of a Burmese lunar month, Tazaungmone (Nov 11 2008). I went to the legendary Shwedagon pagoda for the documentary of traditional Robe Weaving Contest. Sharing atypical traditions and believes of Burmese people is one of the reasons I am holding my camera. I love sharing all these unusual traditions of our people in conjunction with some photos. And I believe my dear visitors prefer my descriptions and explanations about these traits.

Whenever auspicious days come, people from the whole Burma come to Yangon, Capital of Burma, to pay homage to Shwedagon pagoda. Shwedagon, every year, hosts one of the biggest Robe Weaving Contests in Burma. Selected robe weavers from different regions of Burma come to Yangon for the overnight competition and pay homage to the pagoda. Not only those silk weavers, but hundreds of thousands of pilgrimages rally on this propitious event. I couldn’t even find a space to step on my foot at Shwedagon pagoda on 11/11/08.

See more photos of Religious Pilgrimages on my personal photography webpage.